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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1972
Page
6
A digest of readers tips covering plastic bottle lids for toys and doll furniture, warming plates for quick breakfasts, plotting weight progress on graph paper, swapping crewel embroidery kits, and efficient vegetable prep ideas. Emphasis on practical, thrifty household help from readers.
Crossword puzzle hints and solutions list across and down clues with numeric references. The page includes a note about dyeing Easter eggs using brown onion skins with a personal signoff from Heloise and a thrift idea turning men’s shirts into beach jackets by Merri Lynn Voss, age 12.
The article traces the rise of common law marriage from colonial days to today, noting it is valid where recognized, but stressing it differs from a mere casual arrangement. It warns of legal complications, alimony, Social Security, and inheritance issues, and concludes the era of “covered wagon days” is over.
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